The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-07-23

hho"ihs the ueep interest you
take in Bolivar county affairs, po.
litieal aud otherwise, and the great
and deserved influence which
your paper has in this county, l
have concluded for want of some
better way to celebrate the day,
to give you the present political
situation, or what it appears to be
from the various rumors which
are afi0at.
The great mass meeting which
was held in Rosedale on the 30th
day of May, Indicated in no uncer-
tain way the purpose of the party
to henceforth control In the politi.
cal contest which we must have
not only this year but in the future.
AT the same time those of our
party friends who were unsuccess.
full in the control of this meeting,
and in shaping the policy of the
party, and in practically, as many
believe, settling its candidates /;
cannot deny that the majority acted
with the greatest moderation and
with the sincere purpose to pre-.
serve and cement the unity of the
party, and INDUCED in no unseemly
demonstrations of triumph or ex.
travagant measures to wound the
feelings of the minority. ANY fair
minded man who was present, or
who is at all acquainted with the
proceedings of that-the greatest
day in the history of the Demo.
cratic party in Bolivar county
will admit this.
Mr.. Charles Scott and Colonel
Stokes-who up to the time when
the meeting had expressed it's
purposes and its preferences
had been upon opposite sides
both IN response to the unanimous
call Of the meeting declared their
purpose to stand by the party and
its nominees, whoever they might
be; and each, it was understood,
spoke for that wing of the party
with which he had before been
most closely identified. And nc
man who knows these gentlemen
and their influence can doubt fol
q moment their perfect good faith
and their intimate knowledge o.
the sentiments Of the great ma
jority of those for whom they
spoke.
Col. Green Clay, also, a greatly
interested spectator of tho pro
ceedings of this meeting-a maj
whom the Democracy of the coun
ty has always delighted to honor
heartily congratulated the meet
ing upon the fact that the white
people of the county had at last
evinced that interest in its party
affairs which could alone insure
prosperity to the people of the
whole county.
| Hence it is with pain, as well al
with the deepest modification
that | allude to the rumors whicl
are flying thick all over the county
1t must be remembered that tn,
pronounced policy of the party il
fusion with the negroes, and sc
far as | have heard there is perfect
unanimity as to the offices the ne
groes are to take. 1t is conceded
that they are to have all the count,
Offices they have held for the pas
four years except in the Board o.
Supervisors-an office without
profit and which requires the bes
business talent to be usefully fill
ed. Even one or two of the mem
bers of the Board will be allowe,
them If the convention deem 1
proper. This, then, gives then
one member of the Legislature
the Circuit Clerk, the Treasurer
the Assessor, and a fair proper
ton of the magistrates Offices |
much more liberal fusion thai
Washington county comedies, an,
one that ought to satisfy then
But Notwithstanding this 1t is RI
mored, and l fear the rumor is to-
=, true, that leading negroes in tn
county, instead of settling th
men of their race who are to hol
the important Offices they are t
I'LL, are busily engaged in discuss
ing the merits of the Democrat
|. candidates for Sheriff and Char
cery Clerk--two Offices which til
Ic Democratic party are determine
t to hold and control-with the pul
:. pose to vote for their choice wh,
ther the nominees of the party Q
: not. With shame l say that on
member of the Democratic Exec
!, tive Committee, whose name fc
the present l withhold, has openl
= n said that he will not vote for eitht
y Mr.. Ballou or Mr.. Staffordif eiths
Il Il should receive the nomination fC
g Sheriff. Rnmor has it on ever